The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national championship.
Read More College Football Playoff committee makes clear it will use the ‘eye test’ to sort out contenders
Jacoby Brissett had a stock answer ready for the question of whether the Arizona quarterback has done enough to be the replacement, not just the fill-in, for Kyler Murray.
Read More Brissett fills in for Murray again as Cardinals end 5-game skid with 27-17 victory over Cowboys
The Colts became mistake-prone. The Packers wasted opportunities. The Lions got pushed around. The Chiefs fell out of a playoff spot.
Read More NFL is wide open through Week 9 with no dominant teams
Hellen Obiri of Kenya set a women’s course record to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday while compatriot Benson Kipruto won the men’s race by edging Alexander Mutiso in a photo finish.
Read More Obiri sets women’s NYC Marathon course record, Kipruto wins men’s race in photo finish
In a World Series for the ages that went back and forth again and again, Will Smith delivered the biggest swing of all for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Read More Smith’s homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to become first repeat champion in 25 years
Lamar Jackson returned for the Baltimore Ravens, and so did the chants of “M-V-P!” — on the road.
Read More Lamar Jackson torches Miami with 4 TD passes in return from injury and Ravens rout Dolphins 28-6